It's much better than I would have thought based on the 53 Metascore. It's not a slapstick comedy, but there are a ton of laughs. Juliette Lewis and Jeff Goldbum are terrific and much more restrained/deadpan than you'd think. Bateman is awesome, as usual, and Aniston delivers exactly as you'd expect her to. It's not a movie you'd want to ever see more than once, but it's certainly worth seeing once.… Expand

“The Switchâ€� is a delightful movie. It stars Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Juliette Moore, a surprisingly comedic Jeff Goldblum and a wonderful child actor, Bryce Robinson (age 9). This is a light but sophisticated comedy brilliantly acted by Mr. Bateman and ably supported by Ms. Aniston, both of whose roles are enhanced by 9 year old Master Robinson. Left to another actor, Mr. Bateman’s role could have easily hurt the film. Instead his sincerity and credibility comes through loud and clear as he plays off his character’s ups and downs with both Ms. Aniston and Master Robinson. This is the second film I’ve seen this year where sperm donors and family issues are presented to the film audience (“The Kids Are All Rightâ€�) and they both prove that with good guidance at the helm, these films can tell the story in an entertaining and meaningful way. Written by Jeffrey Eugenides and Allan Loeb and co-directed by Messrs. Will Speck and Josh Gordon I take pleasure in recommending this film. You will feel good during and after the film and, really, isn’t that what it’s supposed to be about. I give this film 3 stars because I truly enjoyed the theatrical experience it afforded me and I feel pretty confident that others will feel the same way too.… Expand

This is a nice movie ... but again what can you expect more from a romantic comedy ... the feel is nice !! also the acting my Jason n Jennifer is as always incredible ..

Movie definitely perks up once young Mr. Robinson shows up...terrific chemistry between him and Jason Bateman. Look for the scene in which son (unbeknownst to him) tells father why he collects picture frames--and why he keeps the original artificial pictures.

It was a very smart movie with great acting, especially the young child (Bryce Robinson) in the movie. I don't like Jennifer Aniston, but she was decent in this movie, and Jason Bateman, was (like always) funny, and is a great romantic comedy. It wasn't as good as I expected, but the 53 metascore? I don't get it. I believe somewhere in the early 60s would be more appropriate. Jeff Goldblum was okay, and I wasn't really feeling the sarcasm like I did when Juliette Lewis was in Whip It, but honestly, it feels like everyone is sort of missing a puzzle piece from other movies that they didn't show in this movie. However, Patrick Wilson was the best actor, where you really wanted to punch him in the face, which is what they want you to expect. Predictable and cheesy, yes, but The Switch is a good romantic comedy that is smart, funny, and at times touhing. Go see The Switch.… Expand

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sebastian is so twee, were he a girl, his name could only be Belle. But Kassie had a son, a boy too sensitive for his own good; the sort of kid who worries about the fate of aquarium-bound creatures, which is to say, he probably took the plight of the imprisoned **** "sea-kittens" in "Finding Nemo" to heart. Sebastian was a test-tube baby. In his most primordial form, he too swam around in an enclosed environment. The aquarium is at a Chinese restaurant, where Wally is reunited with Kassie, his best friend who's back in New York after a seven-year separation. Actually, Kassie already has a best friend(Debbie, played by Juliette Lewis), as does Wally(Leonard, played by Jeff Goldblum), but Wally is like a boy who doesn't know he's supposed to kiss the girl. Now Kassie is home again, but with baggage, so he thinks; baggage in the form of a test tube baby who grew up to be boy with the sort of singular personality that can test one's patience. After Kassie gives Wally the lowdown on her twee son, the oblivious father suspects that his best friend is exaggerating, since the lad he sees at the fish tank appears perfectly normal; an all-American boy, by Wally's estimation, who could have originated from Roland's sperm. But then the happy child steps aside, and that's when we first lay eyes on Sebastian, the animal-rights activist and hypochondriac. To Wally's chagrin, Sebastian would rather eat rice with soy sauce than the duck that the man-child shelled out big bucks for, because thanks to the Internet, the kid knows all about foie gras. It's as if Sebastian has an oversized heart, due to the force-feeding of on-line information which his preternatural compassion for animals stoke. In another film, for instance, Mike White's "Year of the Dog", a funny, but corrosive film that doesn't love its characters, Sebastian's veganism and overall neurotic essence would be roundly ridiculed. "The Switch" doesn't treat Sebastian like a loser. The film handles him with kid gloves, which at times can be detrimental to the inherent drama of Wally's rivalry with Roland for Cassie's affections. Her sperm donor, a nice guy, is too nice, exactly what you'd expect from an assistant professor in feminist studies at Columbia University. Because the man has no notable flaws, some moviegoers may deem Wally's plan to tell Cassie the truth about the sperm as being selfish and narcissistic. At a rock-climbing park, site of Sebastian's birthday party, it's a park employee and not Roland who loses his patience with the boy's unwillingness to have fun. Due to Roland's discipline in academia, emasculating Sebastian with a boorish outburst would belie the sensitivity that Kassie presumes a feminist studies professor comes equipped with. Roland's stability is better than Wally's imbalances. The film never proves, without the shadow of a doubt, that Wally is the better husband for Kassie, the better father for Sebastian. Biding his own time, without any regard toward what's best for mother and child, Wally finally decides it's time to grow up, to step up, and be a man. Thirteen years? That's too late in some women's books. But since "The Switch" is not another dispiriting romantic comedy, it's good by default(Sebastian, played by Thomas Robinson, earns your sympathy), but imagine how much better the film would be if Kassie was the one to intuit the truth about her son, by recognizing the "boy" in the boy.… Expand

A very fun and charming movie. It far exceeded my expectations. Some romantic comedies make it seem as if the two leads have no chemistry together but Jason Bateman and Jennifer Anniston were wonderful together.

This is another trite movie where you feel as if you are once again watching Rachel for the 1000th time. Jason Bateman and Bryce Robinson have some chemistry, but it is not enough to save this movie as you can't help but feel they are doing double duty as they provide any watchability this film has while propping up a cardboard cut out of Jennifer Aniston where the lead actress should be. A DVD rental reserved for the weekend when all the new releases have been snatched up.… Expand

I left this film thinking, An OK romantic comedy; nothing great, but somewhat enjoyable. Maybe worth renting. Yet., I woke up in the middle of the night disliking this movie. Something about Jennifer Annison’s character moving out of and into Manhattan at will and everyone having wonderful apartments and jobs there pissed me off. But this was farce, right? What was I expecting? Problem was there weren’t enough laughs for me in this and/or this wasn’t farce enough.… Expand

Like with many movies you have to accept the initial premise. Once you do will find there's a surprisingly touching side to this movie that I never saw coming. Probably Jennifer Aniston's best movie as she is not the lead character. And every word by Goldblum is brilliance.

This is one of those rare movies where I will have to disagree with the metacritic score. As far as romantic comedies go this is a solid one, jason bateman does a great job, especially in his scenes with the kid, and jennifer aniston's presence in a romantic comedy doesn't hurt as usual, although it also doesn't add much in this particular movie. Special praises to Jeff Goldblum, whose character may seem superficial unless you actually lived in nyc and worked in a firm like the one JBateman's character works.… Expand

I thought this was a cute film. I actually know women who want to do a similar thing to Jennifer Aniston's character and found a lot of humor in that situation. How can you dislike Jason Bateman? He's so adorable, as was the kid. Again, another movie with a predictable ending, but sometimes that isn't such a bad thing.

I sincerely liked, solely for one reason, the movie proposed something and fulfiled (something rare nowadays in romantic comedies), it was funny, cute, light, and of intelligence break, showing such how the world nowadays is accelerated and we are always leaving the essence aside, forgetting the small details of life and when we wake up the time got through.

As horrible as the name is the film is incredibly entertaining. I am shocked to find out that this film was getting horrible reviews. I get it the story line is predictable as they come but it is a completely different take on romantic comedies of past. Overall this film is a must grab at the redbox but fell short at the box office as it should have.

The Switch had a potential premise, but fails to produce any laughs or predictability.

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wally (Jason Bateman) and Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) have been best friends for years. Wally missed his opportunity years ago to be with her because of his neurotic behavior, so he is now forever stuck in the friend zone. Which is just fine by him until Kassie decides it is time for her to have a baby, by a donor. He tries to convince her that this is the wrong way to go about it, but she does it anyway. At the “I’m Getting Pregnant Partyâ€�, he mistakenly dumps the donors “offeringâ€� into the sink and replaces it with his own. She gets pregnant and moves to another state to raise the child. They barely keep in touch until she takes a job back in New York City where he is. As he meets her son Sebastian, he notices that the kid seems a bit like himself. As he remembers what he did all those years ago and begins to grow closer to Sebastian, he feels the need to be with them both, but she is now in a growing relationship with the original donor. This is another one of those movies where the trailer lies to you. The trailer I saw a few months back made this look like a funny movie, but it’s not. I would even hesitate to call it a comedy. More of a drama with laughs in it, so dramedy if you’d like would be more suiting. I was bored most of the movie and I was actually looking forward to a few laughs, but I was mistaken. What we have here is yet another movie that pushes Jennifer Aniston as an “actressâ€� right there in our faces and misuses the talents of Jason Bateman. I know Jennifer Aniston is supposed to be this great presence in movies, but I have yet to see it. She is the same one note actress through any film I have seen her in. Playing each role the same is just as annoying as those who continue to hire her for films. The film is predictable, which can be said about all of these types of movies, but for most others that follow this “misunderstanding/whoopsâ€� storylines the audience will forgive that. Its full of irritating plot points, like having Kassie move to another state because it would be better to raise the child, only to move back to New York when she is offered a better job. That small point just showed me how the character was just made to leave to get the story moving because it is contradictory to what she states she believes. Also, the plot point of the kid being some weird animal rights activist who won’t eat duck because he read or saw something about how they were treated and claims he will hate anyone who eats it just got under my skin, but not as much as the mother indulging this behavior. When you live in a world where your child is supposed to be your friend, what more would you expect in that situation. At least Batemen’s character was frustrated by this. Here are some of the things I liked about the film. The emotion brought forth through Jason Bateman when he is connecting with the kid who could be his, really is well done and we can see his progression from annoyed at the kid to loving him. There are a couple touching scenes as he struggles to deal with this possibility of the kid being his. The other thing I enjoyed about this film was that its main character, again played by Bateman, is annoyed by the lack of father in the picture. He is frustrated when seeing all the “mother earthâ€� beliefs that is brought into the pregnancy party from Kassie’s friend (Juliette Lewis) and mocks it for what it is. In the end though, it is positive about the normal family dynamic of husband/wife/kids. Still wouldn’t recommend it to anyone though.… Expand